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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • sable/ˈseɪbəl/nounC22 meaningsA small dark fur-bearing animal.
  • sacrosanct/ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/adjectiveC2So sacred that it must never be touched or changed.
  • saga/ˈsɑːɡə/nounB2+3 meaningsA long story covering many years or generations.
  • sagacious/səˈɡeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Showing deep and shrewd wisdom.
  • salacious/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Dwelling on sex in a way meant to titillate.
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A sudden rush out from a defended position.
  • salon/ˈsælɒn/nounB22 meaningsA shop where hair or beauty treatments are given.
  • saltmarshnounC2Coastal grassland flooded by the sea at high tide.
  • salubrious/səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Good for health, or pleasant to live in.
  • salutary/ˈsaljʊtəɹi/adjectiveC2Producing a good effect, though unpleasant at the time.
  • samite/ˈsæmaɪt/nounC2A rich silk cloth interwoven with gold.
  • sanctimonious/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Making a show of being more moral than others.
  • sanguine/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/adjectiveC2Cheerfully confident that things will turn out well.
  • sate/seɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite fully.
  • satiate/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite completely, or beyond it.
  • save/seɪv/verbA28 meaningsTo bring someone or something out of danger or harm.
  • sawyer/ˈsɔːjə/nounC2Somebody whose trade is sawing timber.
  • scabrous/ˈskeɪbɹəs/adjectiveC2Rough to the touch, or indecent in subject.
  • scat/skæt/nounC2Jazz singing on nonsense syllables.
  • scathe/skeɪð/verbC2To injure or to wither with criticism.
  • scavenger/ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounC2A creature that feeds on what is already dead.
  • schism/ˈskɪzəm/nounC2A deep split that divides a church or a party.
  • scion/ˈsaɪən/<a:RP><ref:<<name:OED>>>nounC2A descendant of a notable family, or a shoot for grafting.
  • sclerosis/skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/nounC12 meaningsAn abnormal hardening of body tissue.
  • scold/ˈskəʊ̯ld/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody off angrily.
  • sconce/skɒns/nounC2A bracket on a wall for holding a light.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scram/skɹæm/verbC2To leave quickly, used as an order.
  • scrimp/skɹɪmp/verbC2To spend as little as possible.
  • scrunch/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbC2To crush something into a wrinkled mass.
  • scullion/ˈskʌl.i.ən/nounC2A kitchen servant who does the meanest work.
  • scurrilous/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/adjectiveC2Making damaging and indecent accusations.
  • secateurs/ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/nounC2Strong scissors for cutting woody stems.
  • secular/ˈsɛkjʊlə/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot connected with religion.
  • sedge/sɛd͡ʒ/nounC2A grassy plant that grows in wet ground.
  • seditious/səˈdɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Stirring people up against the government.
  • sedulous/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/adjectiveC2Working with steady untiring care.
  • seedy/ˈsiːdi/adjectiveC2Shabby and faintly disreputable.
  • seer/sɪə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA person who can see what will happen in the future.
  • seethe/siːð/verbC12 meaningsTo be filled with anger that is barely contained.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • seismology/saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC2The study of earthquakes.
  • selectivitynounC2Care in choosing only what fits.
  • self-consciousadjectiveC12 meaningsUncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • selflessnessnounC2Concern for others before yourself.
  • selvedgenounC2The finished edge of woven cloth that will not fray.
  • semaphore/ˈsɛm.əˌfɔː/nounC2A signal worked by a moving arm.
  • seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjectiveC2So influential that later work grew out of it.
  • seneschal/ˈsɛnəʃəl/nounC2The steward who ran a great household.
  • sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good practical judgement.
  • sentinel/ˈsɛn.tɪ.nəl/nounC12 meaningsA guard posted to keep watch.
  • sept/sɛpt/nounC2A branch of a family or clan.
  • septanounC2A priestess of a faith in the novels.
  • septonnounC2A priest of a faith in the novels.
  • sepulchre/ˈsɛpəlkə/nounC2A tomb cut in rock or built of stone.
  • sequestrationnounC2The seizing of property, or a shutting away.
  • sere/sɪə/adjectiveC2Dry and withered, in poetic use.
  • serendipitous/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/adjectiveC2Happening by a happy accident.
  • serendipity/ˌsɛɹ.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/nounC2The happy accident of finding something wonderful while looking for something else.
  • servile/ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/adjectiveC2Fawning and slavishly obedient.